Awards and citations:


1997: Le Prix du Champagne Lanson Noble Cuvée Award for investigations into Champagne for the Millennium investment scams

2001: Le Prix Champagne Lanson Ivory Award for investdrinks.org

2011: Vindic d'Or MMXI – 'Meilleur blog anti-1855'

2011: Robert M. Parker, Jnr: ‘This blogger...’:

2012: Born Digital Wine Awards: No Pay No Jay – best investigative wine story

2012: International Wine Challenge – Personality of the Year Award




Monday 27 October 2014

Saint-Georges-sur-Cher: Sunday market day


Yesterday we dropped down to the Sunday market in Saint-Georges-sur-Cher. This market that started a number of years ago with just a few stalls has now expanded. Moving the market out of the small square by the church to the relatively recently developed square with shops immediately north of the church has proved to be a success with an increase in the number of stalls.

Among our purchases today was an excellent small chicken that I roasted simply with olive oil and butter served with a reduced red wine sauce with wild mushrooms. Excellent value at just over 10€.
 

 The very popular pork and charcuterie stall

 Stalls including the very good stall that specialises in duck 
products from a farm just to the north of Amboise


 Stall with paella and roast chicken


Cheese from Epeigné's goat farm run by Eric Schneider is also a 
very popular stall. No wonder as the cheese is excellent.  

Redevelopment of the new shopping area has taken its toll, 
however – the Central Café is the latest to close 

 Fermature pour cessation d'activité
(above and below) 
It must be very difficult for a small, traditional 
bar to survive these days in a small town.


No comments: